Maternal and Child Health: Programs, Problems, and Policy in Public Health, Second Edition provides an overview of the issues and content of maternal and child health services in the United States. This thorough revision covers important topics such as the epidemic of obesity, the consequences of the implementation of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), efforts to reduce mother-to-child transmission of AIDS, new inmunizations and child safety improvements, and more. The second edition also includes new and revised chapters on program evaluation, international health, and advocacy and policy development in maternal and child health.
• The text follows a developmental sequence and is more integrated than encyclopedic
• All statistics have been updated since the 2000 Census
• New chapters cover Program Monitoring and Performance Appraisal, Evaluation Research, and MCH Advocacy and Policy Development
• Completely rewritten chapters on MCH Research and International Health
• Minority Health chapter revised to emphasize health disparities
• Organized by themes which crosscut children's developmental stages
• Emphasizes core MCH material that both MCH specialists and public health professionals should know